Denver Post

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A state appellate court on Friday sided with the Schwarzenegger administration in its attempt to temporarily impose the federal minimum wage on tens of thousands of state workers.

WASHINGTON—Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-fetched notion a reality.

WASHINGTON—A second straight month of lackluster hiring by American businesses is sapping strength from the economic rebound.

Kyle Quincey got close to a 600-percent raise on Friday. Life is getting good again for NHL free agents.

A missing boy was found this afternoon in Weld County after an extensive search near Platteville.

Fort Collins police say an SUV was going nearly 90 mph when it crashed into a building Wednesday, killing two people.

CHICAGO—The Chicago City Council on Friday approved what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the nation, but not before lashing out at the Supreme Court ruling they contend makes the city more dangerous because it will put more guns in people's hands.

MEXICO CITY—The drug-cartel enforcer told an unsettling story: A woman who worked in the Mexican border's biggest U.

A woman was shot in the leg near downtown Denver early this morning as officers responded to shots being fired in an alley off of Broadway.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa—Don't call the Dutch underachievers anymore. Not after the way the Netherlands rallied to upset five-time champion Brazil 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals Friday.

A late push from UCLA was nearly enough, but Valor Christian quarterback Brock Berglund stuck with the team he grew up cheering for.

WASHINGTON—Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan drew opposition Friday from Republican leader Mitch McConnell and two other GOP senators, raising the prospect of a confirmation largely along party lines.

ASPEN, Colo.—A camping area near Aspen is off limits to holiday campers after a black bear got into two tents.

CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Craning their necks and clapping to Appalachian music, West Virginians bid farewell Friday to Robert C.

WASHINGTON—Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it intends to recall 138,000 Lexus vehicles in the United States to fix faulty engines in the latest quality problem to afflict the world's No.

NEW YORK—Apple Inc. said Friday that it was "stunned" to find that its iPhones have for years been using a "totally wrong" formula to determine how many bars of signal strength they are getting.

The state Department of Public Health and Environment has received its first confirmed case of West Nile virus in 2010.

Former Pro Bowl cornerback Dre' Bly is returning to Detroit. The Lions said Friday that the unrestricted free agent has signed a two-year deal.

A single engine Piper Husky slid off the end of a runway at Centennial Airport about 1:14 p.

DENVER—Colorado gambling tax revenue is up one year after casinos started expanding their hours, games and betting limits under a new law.